Healthy Eating

Healthy Eating is huge part of Healthy Lifestyle; we’ll talk about how making simple changes in our daily routine will affect our health. In everyday life we do things that affect good or bad way on our health, some things are so integrated to our lifestyle or become a habit that we don’t notice what we are eating and how healthy it is. For instance, we drink a lot of coffee and we put milk or cream in it. We can consider switching to non fat milk instead of the whole one, right? Or, most of us, grab a muffin or donut with the coffee. We can choose not to get the donut every day. The other thing is being more active by choosing to take a little walk instead of driving to a close place, going to gym, jogging etc.

The idea also is to make it work by making it fit into your lifestyle. It takes some consideration, you know your habits, and just slightly tweak it. You have to look at quality and quantity of the foods that you eat. Portion control is very important, and a lot of times our eyes are much bigger than our stomach.

Another important thing to understand is that Healthy Eating is not about depriving yourself of the foods you love. Rather, it’s about feeling great, having more energy, and keeping yourself as healthy as possible – all which can be achieved by learning some nutrition basics and incorporating them in a way that works for you.

Here are some healthy eating strategies:

Eat enough calories but not too many. Don't eat more food than your body uses. The average recommended daily allowance is 2,000 calories, but this depends on your age, sex, height, weight, and physical activity.

Eat a wide variety of foods. Healthy eating is an opportunity to expand your range of choices by trying foods—especially vegetables, whole grains, or fruits—that you don't normally eat.

Keep portions moderate, especially high-calorie foods. When at a restaurant, choose a starter instead of an entrée, split a dish with a friend, and don’t order supersized anything.

Eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes—foods high in complex carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins, and minerals, low in fat, and free of cholesterol. Try to get fresh, local produce.

Drink more water. Our bodies are about 75% water. It is a vital part of a healthy diet. Water helps flush our systems, especially the kidneys and bladder, of waste products and toxins.

Limit sugary foods, salt, and refined-grain products. Sugar is added to a vast array of foods. In a year, just one daily 12-ounce can of soda (160 calories) can increase your weight by 16 pounds.

Be physically active. A healthy diet improves your energy and feelings of well-being while reducing your risk of many diseases. Adding regular physical activity and exercise will make any healthy eating plan work even better.

This video talks about time management in when eating healthy.

Time Managment fo Healthy Eating